Today is the 26th day of March. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is wonderful

to be here with you today as we greet a brand new shiny sparkly week out in front of us.

Excited to step into it together as we continue to navigate forward and this is the last

week of the month. So before this week is out, we will be transitioning into a brand new month,

but that's before this week is out and not today. So let's step into this new week together.

We will read from the evangelical heritage version this week and pick up the story in the book

of Deuteronomy today, chapters five and six. Moses called together all Israel and said this to them.

Listen Israel to the statutes and ordinances that I am speaking in your hearing today so that you

learn them in our conscientious about carrying them out. The Lord our God made a covenant with us

at a horab. The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers but with us, with those who are here

today, all of us who are living today. Face to face the Lord spoke with you at the mountain from

the middle of the fire. At that time I was standing between the Lord and you to relate to you the

word of the Lord because you were afraid of the fire and you did not go up on the mountain.

Then the Lord said, I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt where you were

slaves. You shall have no other gods besides me. You shall not make any carved image for yourself

or a likeness of anything in heaven above on the earth below or in the waters under the sea.

Do not bow down to them or be subservient to them for I the Lord your God am a jealous God.

I follow up on the guilt of the fathers with their children, their grandchildren and their great

grandchildren if they also hate me. But I show mercy to thousands who love me and keep my commandments.

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. For the Lord will not permit anyone who

misuses his name to escape unpunished. Observe this Sabbath day by setting it apart as holy,

just as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you are to serve and perform all of your regular work.

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